US Representative for Florida's 23rd then 20th districts.

Alcee Hasting was an attorney, judge and despite several failed attempts for local political offices in Florida, he was elected to the US Congress in 1992.

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Born in Altamonte Springs, FL., September 5, 1936;B.A., Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn., 1958; attended, Howard University School of Law, Washington, D.C., 1958-1960; J.D., Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, 1963; lawyer, private practice; judge of the circuit court of Broward County, Fla., 1977-1979; appointed United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida,